Objectives:
Outback seeks to
serve the diverse
urban and rural
Lesbian
community,
through printing
current news
and information
of events and
discuss issues that
affect our lives.
While
we strive
to take a
light-hearted
approach to this,
we aim to treat
issues we cover
with awareness
and sensitivity.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
3 ISSUES = £5.25 6 ISSUES = £10.00 12 ISSUES = £18 Includes P&P in the UK.
Contact for overseas rates or sample copies at £1.50
each.
Sample
Editions: US - $5 Europe - 4Euros
Outback
is a Monthly Newsletter for Lesbians, Dykes, Gay and Bi-sexual Women.
Working
hand-in-hand with Cornwall Lesbian Line it is run solely by volunteers.
Cornwall
Lesbian Line
- A
brief Herstory.
CLL
started in August
of 1989 and is a phone help-line
for Women. CLL provides Advice, Guidance, Referrals, Information
and Support to Women who are or think they are Lesbians.
CLL also gives advice to Lesbians visiting Cornwall and provides
an important "be-friending" service. If you would like
further information about CLL you can contact them via "Outback".
Outback
Newsletter
- Background
and Herstory.
In
1995
a group of women decided that Cornwall not only needed the dedicated
service of CLL, but also another form of getting information
to Lesbians in Cornwall. After several community meetings it was decided
to produce a "local"Newsletter for women, running
in-conjunction with CLL, but offering a community spirited
form of contact and information, which would extend to
women in rural or isolated areas.
The
first issue of Outback was produced in August
of 1996 and has been an essential part
of the Cornish Lesbian community ever since. It is produced on a monthly
basis by a very small group of volunteers, who give up their
time and energy for this vital service. The Newsletters subscription/purchase
costs are kept low, to make it accessible to women who are on low
incomes, though Outback relies solely on subscriptions and
any donations it receives.
Outback
Website.
Outback
Website
was created by a volunteer on the Outback team and 'upped' to the Internet
in
January 2000.
Outback
Newsletter
- Cont'd
The
Outback Newsletter is A5/C5
(booklet) in size and contains anything of interest to Lesbians,
not just those living in Cornwall.
OUTBACK
COSTS £1.50
PER
ISSUE!
The
Newsletter is not a "fancy"
production, and doesn't aim to be. The content is aimed for the diverse
Lesbian community, whose diverse tastes give it a friendly and fun
feel. Outback is to many women a "Life-Line"
and is designed to give local women, holiday makers, or other
dykesinformation about Cornwall.
Outback
contains Articles
and Features, News and Reviews,
Contacts and Letters, Quiz's and Competitions, What's
On and Where to go, Adverts and Information on
Local and National Help-lines or Services, as well
as contributions from the local community themselves...
Send
£1.50 for a Sample Copy!
(Postal
Orders or Cheques only -
Made out to Cornwall
L Line)
OUTBACK P.O.Box 41 Penzance Cornwall England - UK TR18 2XY